Founded in 2019, the grower and member led organization is committed to developing the emerging Montana berry industry. Although still in its infancy, the industry demand is greater than the supply, so the potential for its growth is significant. “As a state that is...
“The farm, once the work of parents, grandparents, and great grandparents, and the dream of so many who came before, is itself like an old, immortal relative. . . It has, and it will endure beyond the time of its current steward or their successors,” opens Megan...
In the rolling hills above Red Lodge Creek, their family of five raise a rambunctious herd of approximately 250 goats which they use to manage noxious weeds in their community. In Montana, landowners are responsible for controlling weeds – and many turn to spraying...
Along the lush river bottom and among the sagebrush hills south of Big Timber, they ranch naturally raised grass fed beef and pasture raised pork. Producing high quality meat, for both Jaimie’s family and her community, is a lifestyle that brings her joy with each...
In late February, the town of Red Lodge, MT was under two feet of snow and experiencing yet another wave of sub-zero temperatures—one more storm in what had so far been a long winter. Chia and Ivan Thrane, the owners of Healthy Meadows, a family ranch in the hills...
Tucked in the fertile bottomland at the edge of Wilsall, among towering cottonwoods and meadows of lush summer grass, their farm grows a variety of vegetables, raises fruit trees, and specializes in cultivating mushrooms. Between storms, we walked bent over in rows...
